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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 30, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK REQUIRING CHIROPRACTER CARE.

November 2, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE IN CROUCHED POSITION EMPL WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION.WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY TO RIGHT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

September 6, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Pennsylvania Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY PLATFORM AND LEANING OVER THE SIDE FRAME TO CONNECT A HOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A MICHIGAN MODEL 475 TRACTOR SHOVEL, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND H IS CHEST HIT AGANST THE FRAME OF TRACTOR SHOVEL BRUISING HIS RIB CAGE.

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